Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Chile
Chile: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Chile, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Chile is 0.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Chile peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
Chile ranks 33rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Chile?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Chile was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Chile ranks 33rd out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release